Cigar-protector and ash-retainer.



B. W. DEDRICK. CIGAR PROTECTOR AND ASH RETAINER. APPLICATION FILED FEB.21. 1917.

hwfi wfiw Patented July 23,1918.

' To all whom it concern stern-canteen, rnnnsrtvnn'rn;

' Be it known-that l, BENJAMIN RICK, a citizen of the United States,residing at State College, in the county of Center,

State of Pennsylvania, have invented oer-- tain new and usefulImprovements in Cigar- Protectors and Ashdtetainers; and T i do herebydeclare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others slrilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. a p

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combined cigarprotectors and ash containers, and has for its primary 4 ob ect toprovidea device. of this character which serves to protect the lightedend of a cigar. e

A further object of the invention is to provide means for containing theash of the I cigar,

A further object is to provide means which will protect the cigaragainst too rapid burning.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for receiving theash from the cigar thus preventing the dropping thereof or the blowingof burning sparhs from the end of the cigar.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby/the deviceis adjustably secured-to a cigar,

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the device showing it applied to acigar and illustrating the manner in which the device is used.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the device, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view with a portion of thedevice broken away and showing the manner in which the attaching meansis secured.

Referring more specifically to the drawings the reference character 10designates a cylindrical member which may be constructed from materialsuch as aluminum, brass, gold, silver, etc., and said cylindrical memberis shown as being tapered and having an enlarged open end 15 and asmaller closed end is. The smaller end 16 is preferably perforated as at7 to permit of a passage of air into the cylindrical member 10 when thesame is in place on a cigar and during the smoking operation. Thesmaller end 16 of the cylindrical member may, however, be closed by aperforated plate as at w aas ecific tion or Letters area. pan m -a aman, t an, Application filed February at, 1191?]. Serial lilo. inner.

. Near the larger or open end of the cy'-.

lindrical member 10 at diametrically opposite points are outwardlyextending cars it 'leirforated as at 17-toreceive va pintle or the i e8.

, Mounted for movement on is an operatinglever 6 which is preferablyformed or stamped fro'm'sheet metal, said operating lever G'beingprovided with depending integral earslQ which are perforated toreceivethe pintle 8. The free ends of the operating levers 6 are provided withclampin members 2 which are preferably arcuate in contour, said members2 being spaced from the edge ofthe larger open end of the cylindricalmember roam are adapted to normally lie in axial alinement with thewalls of the cylinder and slightly spaced the pintle i it'll from thelarger open end thereof. These members 2 constitute gripping memberswhich are adapted to engage the cigar for the purpose 0 retaining theprotector in place thereon, said members each being of slightly lesssize than one-half of the diameter of the larger end of the cylinder andare rigidly secured to the operating lever 6 in any desired manner. Aspring member 5 is coiled around the pin 8 and has one of its free endsengaging the under face of the operating lever-'6 and its other endengagingthe outer face of the cylindrical member 10 which constructionat all times exerts a pressure tending to roclt "the operating lever 6upon itspivotal point to cause the gripping member 2 to-firmly engagethe cigar.

Tn operation the cigar l is lighted and inserted into thelopen end ofthe cylindrical member '10 having first rocked the operating levers 6 tomove the gripping members 2 to the dotted line position shown in Fig.1..

When the lighted end of the cigar has been inserted into the cylindricalmember the operating lovers 6, are released, thus permitting ofthegripping'members 2 engag- Ell container and through the cigar thusfacilitating the smoking operation.

' Extending inwardly of the body portion of the cylindrical member 10from the open end thereof is a slot 11 as shown in Fig. 1, the purposeof which is to permit the user of the device to acquaint himself withthe fact that the lighted end of the cigar is approaching the open endof the cylindrical member 10. and thus permitting him-to readjust thecylindrical member 10 with respect to the lighted end of the cigar.

' Having thusdescribed the invention what is claimed is: y

In a device of the character described, a cylindrical body tapered inone direction and having a perforated end and an opposite open end, earscut and bent from the body at diametrically opposite points thereof toextend outwardly in Spaced parallel relation to each otherlongitudinally of said body near the open end, opposed substantiallysemi-cylindrical clamping members disposed slightly beyond the open endof the body and normallyin axial alinement with the Wall of the latter,operating levers disposed longitudinally of t 1e body and havingintermediate pivot ears engaged between the ears on the body, pivotspassed transversely between the ears and having their ends workingagainst the levers and body. In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature,in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN W. DEDRICK.

Witnesses:

J. H. PASWATERS,

T. H. TAYLOR.

